Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Herman Wouk's best-selling novels The Caine Mutiny, Marjorie Morningstar, and The Winds of War, drew on his own cultural background, upbringing in New York City, and…
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The Love Boat Captain, former mayor, author, Christian activist and actor Gavin MacLeod was born Allan George See on February 28, 1931 in Mount Kisco, New York. (Gavin MacLeod 1959…
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The picture of a beautiful woman in an Edwardian ball gown caught my eye. As I discovered more about Mary Crittenden Scott's life and early death, I was struck by…
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Pretty San Francisco socialite turned stage actress Mary Scott's' affair with famous movie director D. W. Griffith during his "missing" years at the turn of the 20th century wasn't newsworthy…
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News, Headlines, History, Entertainment & Trivia From May 1951: Count Turf Wins Kentucky Derby & Arcaro rides Bold to victory in the Preakness; Restaurant segregation is ruled illegal; Operation Greenhouse…
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Filmmaker Thomas H. Ince died under mysterious circumstances shortly after his birthday party - attended by film industry luminaries including Charlie Chaplin, actresses Marion Davies, Margaret Livingston, Julanne Johnston, and…
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Long before his claims to fame as a big bandleader and recording artist who popularized the rhumba and tango in Hollywood, and marrying Charo (his 5th wife), Xavier Cugat's secret…
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News, Headlines, History, Entertainment & Trivia From April 1951: Fired General Douglas MacArthur's parade, Mickey Mantle debuts in MLB with the New York Yankees , and the Toronto Maple Leafs…
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Baby Boomer Trivia From March 1951: Trial of American spies Julius & Ethel Rosenberg; Korean War Operation Ripper to recapture Seoul; and The King and I Broadway debut starring Gertrude…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, and Booked Up mega-bookstore owner Larry McMurtry died on March 25, 2021 at the age of 84. Larry McMurtry teaching at Rice University in…
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